Driver behavior at rail-highway crossings

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1648, 1998, Pages 28-34

  Abraham, John ^a   Datta, Tapan K ^b   Datta, Sue ^a  

^a Wayne State University ^*  (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RAIL-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSINGS;

RAILROAD CROSSINGS;

EID: 0032157903     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1648-04     Document Type: Article

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